| COMPANIONWAY | • companionway n. (Nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship. • COMPANIONWAY n. the stairs from upper deck of ship to lower deck. |
| COMPANIONWAYS | • companionways n. Plural of companionway. • COMPANIONWAY n. the stairs from upper deck of ship to lower deck. |
| COUNTRYWOMAN | • countrywoman n. A female compatriot. • countrywoman n. A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways. • COUNTRYWOMAN n. a woman who is a compatriot. |
| DOWNPLAYING | • downplaying v. Present participle of downplay. • downplaying n. The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important. • DOWNPLAY v. to understate, underemphasise. |
| FOREWARNINGLY | • forewarningly adv. So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning. • FOREWARNING adv. warn in advance. |
| GENTLEWOMANLY | • gentlewomanly adj. Having the manners or behavior of a gentlewoman; having social graces; polite. • GENTLEWOMANLY adj. like a gentlewoman. |
| HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
| HALFPENNYWORTHS | • halfpennyworths n. Plural of halfpennyworth. • HALFPENNYWORTH n. as much as is sold for a halfpenny or is worth a halfpenny. |
| LAUNDRYWOMAN | • laundrywoman n. A woman employed to wash clothes. • LAUNDRYWOMAN n. a woman who washes clothes for a living. |
| LAUNDRYWOMEN | • laundrywomen n. Plural of laundrywoman. • LAUNDRYWOMAN n. a woman who washes clothes for a living. |
| NONLAWYER | • nonlawyer n. Alternative form of non-lawyer. • non-lawyer n. A person that is not a lawyer. • NONLAWYER n. one who is not a lawyer. |
| NONLAWYERS | • nonlawyers n. Plural of nonlawyer. • non-lawyers n. Plural of non-lawyer. • NONLAWYER n. one who is not a lawyer. |
| SHANTYTOWN | • shantytown n. An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings. • shanty␣town n. An area, such as a suburb, consisting of mean, roughly-constructed dwellings inhabited by poor people. • SHANTYTOWN n. a usually poor town or section of a town consisting mostly of shanties. |
| SHANTYTOWNS | • shantytowns n. Plural of shantytown. • shanty␣towns n. Plural of shanty town. • SHANTYTOWN n. a usually poor town or section of a town consisting mostly of shanties. |
| UNKNOWABILITY | • unknowability n. The quality or state of being unknowable. • UNKNOWABILITY n. the state of being unknowable. |
| UNKNOWABLY | • unknowably adv. In an unknowable way; ineffably. • UNKNOWABLE adv. that cannot be known. |
| UNWOMANLY | • unwomanly adj. Not womanly; unfeminine. • unwomanly adv. In a manner unbecoming a woman. • UNWOMANLY adj. not proper to a woman. |
| WANTONLY | • wantonly adv. In a wanton manner. • WANTON adv. thoughtlessly cruel. |